Hyphenation of retardation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retardation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

re-tar-da-tion

Definitions of retardation:

1.
A decrease in rate of change
The deceleration of the arms race
2.
The extent to which something is delayed or held back
3.
Any agent that retards or delays or hinders
Flame-retardant
4.
Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
5.
The act of slowing down or falling behind

Synonyms of retardation:

noun deceleration, slowing, speed, swiftness, fastness
noun delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
noun retardant, retardent, agent
nounmental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality, stupidity
noun slowdown, lag, delay, holdup

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